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Born on Friday February 11, 1661
- Barbara Suetens, Berlaer-Antwerpen
- Catharina de Reyck (de Rijck), Temse († 1724)
- Maria van den Heuvel, Best
- Maria_Antonius_Arnoldus MERCKX, Best († 1693)
- Jo. Maria Theresia Moerman, Brugge (Saint-Sauveur), West-Vlaanderen, Belgie
- Barbara Suetens, Berlaar, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
- Petrus Brouwers, Boxmeer
- Catharina de Rijck, Temse († 1724)
- Maria Vangriecken, Sint Truiden
- Catharina Claes Cornelis Huijbreghts, Dongen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Friday February 11, 1661
- Judith King (43), Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Joannes Aelbrecht (0), Sint Niklaas
- Anthony Colby (55), Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts
- Antje Cornelisd Daalder (71), Kalverdijk, nh.nld
- Mechtildis Korvers, Kerkrade, Limburg, Nederland
- Simon Stindl, Mährisch-Hermersdorf, Zwittau
- Antje Cornelis Daalder, Kalverdijk (Harenkarspel), Nederland
- Margery Madistard (92), New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Hanneke Aelbert Hendricksdr. (61)
- Sophia VON WEIDENFELD (51), Oekoven, Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Born on February 11
- 1535 » Pope Gregory XIV († 1591)
- 1568 » Honoré d'Urfé, French author and playwright († 1625)
- 1649 » William Carstares, Scottish minister and academic († 1715)
- 1657 » Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, French poet and playwright († 1757)
- 1708 » Egidio Duni, Italian composer († 1775)
- 1764 » Joseph Chénier, French poet and playwright († 1811)
- 1776 » Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek politician, 1st Governor of Greece († 1831)
- 1800 » Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer and politician, invented the calotype († 1877)
- 1802 » Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist († 1880)
- 1805 » Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, Native American-French Canadian explorer († 1866)
Died on February 11
- 1503 » Elizabeth of York (b. 1466)
- 1626 » Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1548)
- 1650 » René Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1596)
- 1755 » Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist, playwright, and critic (b. 1675)
- 1763 » William Shenstone, English poet and gardener (b. 1714)
- 1795 » Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (b. 1740)
- 1829 » Alexander Griboyedov, Russian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1795)
- 1862 » Elizabeth Siddal, English poet and artist's model (b. 1829)
- 1868 » Léon Foucault, French physicist and academic (b. 1819)
- 1898 » Félix María Zuloaga, Mexican general and unconstitutional interim president (1858 and 1860-1862) (b. 1813)
Names that were popular for boys in 1661
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Johannes
- John
- Willem
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Hendrik
- Johann
- Gerrit
- Thomas
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1661
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Mary
- Anne
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Sarah
- Petronella
- Grietje
- Maartje
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1661
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- January 6 » English Restoration: The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London, England. The revolt is suppressed after a few days.
- February 3 » Maratha forces under Chattrapati Shivaji defeat the Mughals in the Battle of Umberkhind.
- April 23 » King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
- July 16 » The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco.
- August 6 » The Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic.
- September 5 » Fall of Nicolas Fouquet: Louis XIV Superintendent of Finances is arrested in Nantes by D'Artagnan, captain of the king's musketeers.